Evaluating the performance of ultra-fine spectrum granularity flexible optical networks

Pouria S. Khodashenas; J. M. Rivas-Moscoso; Dimitrios Klonidis; Dan M. Marom; Ioannis Tomkos

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193558

Evaluating the performance of ultra-fine spectrum granularity flexible optical networks

Pouria S. Khodashenas, J. M. Rivas-Moscoso, Dimitrios Klonidis, Dan M. Marom, Ioannis Tomkos

The Institute of Applied Physics

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Abstract

Flexible optical networking has been proposed as a promising transport solution for future core networks, since it offers superior flexibility in terms of optical spectrum utilization and can thus efficiently accommodate the rapid growth of Internet traffic. This novel type of optical networking paradigm and the associated physical-layer technologies (i.e. optical switches and transponders) have evolved lately to support ultra-fine-granularities, much lower than those of the conventional ITU-T 50-GHz fixed grid and even the new flexgrid of 12.5 GHz. Given the improved capabilities of the optical network physical layer, we seek to identify the targeted specifications of the associated sub-systems in order to derive the maximum benefits and efficiency for the optical network. Following an extensive set of network level performance simulation studies we have determined the possible targeted specifications. We found that spectrum granularities in the range of 2.5 GHz to 3.125 GHz give excellent performance results and only a very small gain can be obtained in an entirely gridless scenario. In this paper we will outline the performance of this new type of flexible optical networks for optically filtered single-channel and super-channel Nyquist WDM transmission and will present comparison results with other competing and legacy solutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Editors	Marek Jaworski, Marian Marciniak
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467378802
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193558
State	Published - 12 Aug 2015
Event	17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015 - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 5 Jul 2015 → 9 Jul 2015

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Name	International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume	2015-August
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-7339

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Conference	17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	5/07/15 → 9/07/15

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Keywords

DWDM frequency grid
Elastic optical network
Filter cascading
Network optimization

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Khodashenas, P. S., Rivas-Moscoso, J. M., Klonidis, D., Marom, D. M., & Tomkos, I. (2015). Evaluating the performance of ultra-fine spectrum granularity flexible optical networks. In M. Jaworski, & M. Marciniak (Eds.), ICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks Article 7193558 (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks; Vol. 2015-August). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193558

Khodashenas, Pouria S. ; Rivas-Moscoso, J. M. ; Klonidis, Dimitrios et al. / Evaluating the performance of ultra-fine spectrum granularity flexible optical networks. ICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks. editor / Marek Jaworski ; Marian Marciniak. IEEE Computer Society, 2015. (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks).

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Khodashenas, PS, Rivas-Moscoso, JM, Klonidis, D, Marom, DM & Tomkos, I 2015, Evaluating the performance of ultra-fine spectrum granularity flexible optical networks. in M Jaworski & M Marciniak (eds), ICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks., 7193558, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, vol. 2015-August, IEEE Computer Society, 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015, Budapest, Hungary, 5/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193558

Evaluating the performance of ultra-fine spectrum granularity flexible optical networks. / Khodashenas, Pouria S.; Rivas-Moscoso, J. M.; Klonidis, Dimitrios et al.
ICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks. ed. / Marek Jaworski; Marian Marciniak. IEEE Computer Society, 2015. 7193558 (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks; Vol. 2015-August).

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